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litgroup/equatable
==================

Provides EquatableInterface for PHP 7+

v2.0.0(9y ago)038011MITPHPPHP ^7.0

Since Aug 15Pushed 9y ago1 watchersCompare

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Equatable for PHP
=================

[](#equatable-for-php)

> Provides `Equatable` for PHP 7+ (inspired by Java).

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Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require litgroup/equatable:^2.0

```

What is inside
--------------

[](#what-is-inside)

```
interface Equatable
{
    /**
     * Checks if this object is equal to another one.
     */
    public function equals(Equatable $another): bool;
}
```

Example of usage
----------------

[](#example-of-usage)

```
namespace Acme;

use LitGroup\Equatable\Equatable;

class User
{
    private $username;
    private $email;

    public function __construct(string $username, string $email)
    {
        $this->username = $username;
        $this->email = $email;
    }

    public function getUsername(): string
    {
        return $this->username;
    }

    public function getEmail(): string
    {
        return $this->email;
    }

    /**
     * Example of implementation of Equatable::equals()
     */
    public function equals(Equatable $another): bool
    {
        return
            $another instanceOf User &&
            $another->getUsername() == $this->getUsername() &&
            $another->getEmail() == $this->getEmail()
        ;
    }
}
```

LICENSE
-------

[](#license)

See [LICENSE](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/LitGroup/equatable.php/master/LICENSE) file.

###  Health Score

28

—

LowBetter than 52% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community10

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity59

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~36 days

Total

2

Last Release

3569d ago

Major Versions

v1.0.0 → v2.0.02016-09-21

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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